Tire-armor.



srn'rns PATENT Enron.

1 nonnen G. WHEELER, 'or QANANDAIGUA, NEW Yoan.

TIRE-ARIEGE.

No. Geneva.

To ail whemit'mg/yiconcem: -Be it known that I, Hennen G. WHEELER,

vafcitizen of. the United States, residing at Canandaigua, in thecounty of Ontario, State of New York, have invented certain new and vision of armcring means for the trea useful Improvements in Tire-Armors; andl do hereby declare the following to be a ful1,

the same against puncture and other severe damage, and against too rapid wear and disintegration.

Itis also the object of the invention to' provide an armor for tires ofthe kind mentioned that can be readily a plied and removed, and when in place on t e tire, whether on an Outer or inner tire, to be securely held, and yet without 'undue rigidity and without chaiing the tire.

Incidentally, it'is proposed to construct the armor (when on the outer tire) in such manner as to prevent the tire from slipping or skidding.

.The nature of the invention may be ascertained from the devices portrayed 1n 'the annexed drawings, forming a art of this speciiication, in view of which, t e invention willfirst be described with respect to its construction and mode of use, and then be pointed out in the subjoined claims.

- Of the said drawings-Figure '1 is a side elevation of'my improvement connected with an automobile wheel. Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the tire and rim ofthe wheel in the plane 2-.-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section in the plane 3-3 of Fi 1.

Similar numerals of reference rlesignate similar parts or features, as the case may be,

wherever .they occur.

In the drawings, 10 designates the hub of a wheel, 11 are the. s okes; 12, the rim which may be of charme or other suitable form; and, 13, the pneumatic or cushion tire. The tire 13 may be carried by a wheel of diilerent construction from that shown and described so long as the im rovements to be presently described are app icable thereto.

14 designates the' armor or protection consisting of a thin shell of metal, in the`form of the segment of a circle in cross section, and made to constitute a circular band adapted to fit snugly on the ltread of the tire and to Specification oi Letters Patent. replication med october so, 190e. sain No. 341,213.

Patented June 23, 1908.

tend .inward on the sides so as to cover nearly or quite one-half ofthe same.

A sheet of rubber, 15, or other material to -obviate chafing of the tire by the 'armor rim 14, isv interposed between the latter and thel tire; and a strip, 1 6, ci similar material for a 'like purpose may be interposed between the rim 12 of the wheel and the tire.

17 .designates plates hingedly connected with the inner edge of the armor rim 14 and conforming to the edge of the same, the said `Vplates having tongues 18 extending radially inward from the said inner edge of the armor rim, s o that their reduced ends may be' ,brought upon the opposite sides of a bloc'k 19 and' secured thereto bolts or screws '20 passed through periorations in the ends of the tongues, said block having a threaded opening formed therethrough. Slidably tted in the opening of theblock 19 is an exteriorly threaded sleeve, 21, through which there extends a rod, 22, having a cur'ved shoe or shield, 23, bearing against the inner face of the rim, between which shoe and the inner end of the ferrule 21 there is a helical spring, 24, coiled about the rod 22. A thumb-screw, 25, is secured tothe outer end of the threaded sleeve and is provided with an axial opening through which said rod extends, rotation of the thumb screw having the eHect therefore of drawing the armor rim on the tire snugly in place, and of pressing the rim of the wheel yagainst the tire'. i

The means'described not only armor the tire and protect it against damage, but they hold the armor on the tire yieldingly to a slight degree so as to take up vibrations and Atra shocks, and provide for the ready detachment' of the same. Should the armor rim thereon by simply turning down the thumbscrews 25.

It is proposed to form protuberances 26 on the armor rim by pressing outward parts of the material constituting the armor shell so as to cause the tire to take secure hold on the, ground to erally.

The hinging of theplates and their extended ears or tongues to the inner edge of thearmor shell permits or" their ready accommodation to the movements of the tire and the vibrations and jars of the wheel.

What is claimed is-q An armor for rubber tires comprising an prevent slipping andskidding iatv positely-disposed plates ,hinged to its lside edges, each plate being provided with a tongue extendin g radially inwards therefrom, a block secured,between the free ends of each threade site ends, a thumb end of said sleeve Opening. through air of tonguesand provided with a opening, a threaded sleeveslidable vin said opening, a rod slidable throughsaid sleeve and projecting therebeyond at opposcrew secured to the outer and provided with an axial which vsaid rod passes, a

HORACE G. WHEELER.

Witnesses: y

PETER P. TURNER, EDWARD G. HAY-Es. 

